Vehicle body and method of making same



Aug. 17, 1943. E. KOMENDA 2,326,952

VEHICLE BODY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed May 16, 1939 2. V g Y2,326,952 v I In this latter case the frame work may be so From theabove description itgwill be "seen that formedthat it, 'tog'ethenwiththe enclosed as- I haveprovided a novel type or vehicle body .sembledbody, may be readilymoved into an oven, which satisfies all the objectspreviously enuor the like. The particular type of adhesive is merated. Abody produced in the manner deunimportant, although itisadvantageous'ifthe scribed will-have a very low weightsince it doesadhesive is similar to the material from which not need additionalconnecting members. At the V. the body parts are made, andfor.eigainple,. ma'y V vsametirne it can be easily and cheaply producedhave a. pher1 'ol urea; oricellul'osezbafsis; it is,'-of V .a'ndwillresult in a construction having high course,limportantthat the adhesiveto'be used Q rig'idity'and strength. The manner of connects,

must be insoluble not only-in water,'but-also ingoing" the parts hasthefurther advantage that in solublein the oil and fuel for-the vehicle,case of possiblecollision, the interconnected parts The variousbodyparts' may also .be, intercon-i wil itendjto shear along the jointsso that the nected by the application of localized heat; melt ii m r f p5 damaged s reduced; p ing the material along its contacting edges,which i gluction of the individual body parts is also less issubstantiallya form of-welding. 11$ if expensive 'sinceit'hey do notneed to ,be drilled Fig, 3 illustrates an adVantageOu'sstructural detailwhich may housed in a:-vehicle bodylp esent connecting membe A the-Sametime. formed in (gm-dance w t t nt i the absence of supplementalconnectingmembers there illustrated, the longitudinally extendingresults in a pleasing appearance oi the body, both edges of the roof ,2are formed in the shape of a; 2 from within nd'iromwi hou two-armedfo-rkTlfi, which will slightly overlap @"WhileI haveshownthe. inventionin 'cer'tain and abut against. a similar'upwardly directed two- 7physical .cmbodimentsit is to beinnd'e'rsto'odzthat armed .fork 'iliorrnedkalong. the longitudinal modifications zofxthexstructureuand themethods upper. edges of thesidewalll; .Uponthejoining g of assemblingthe same maybe made by those of these varms; bypne-of thelniethods'previously skilled in; this art. without departing. from my.trated in Fig. 2.

described, or, in fact byanyother suitablemeans; invention as expressedin the followingclaims there will be formed anintegrallongitudinally,ex- I claim: 3 I 'i i tending strengtheningbeam;In a. similar'man- I a l. an articleof manufacture; ai 'vehicle bod-yher, a longitudinal hollow beam may be formed at I comprising mutuallyinterlocking adherent pieces the connection between the vehicle floorSandthe of artificialgresinous material respectively form lower edge ofthe: side walls as can be; seen ingst hejsid e walls, roof,'-;front:andr'ear wallsand :inrthe lowerleft'hand corner oi-theg-jbody.illustransverse wallsthereof,'+the longitudinalfedges U V of said roofbeing fork-shaped in'the form of I The supplemental members such as'thefenders two' depending arinsihtegralwithlsaid roof, and I I-and i2,maybe attached to the body .in any .the upperlongitudinal edgesofsaid'side walls be- 7 suitable manncn. For example; in this case,,itingLfQrk-Shaped with two upstanding arms .in-

is sometimes advantageous-that here athreaded tegralwith said side wallsconnecting with said' type ofattachmentbe usedso :that in case ofdepending arms to form a'hollow1longitudinal damage the fenders maybeeasilylremovedjxand body beam'i: I I replaced. In this case; anyjhol'es'-which aregne'c- -40 '2.':,A vehicle body having aroof 'of artificialma- "essaryfor the attachment m'ay, for example; be 'teriaLthelongitudinal edges ofvwhichare formed .c'overediby rubber. plugswhichwill'tend to ,hold ;wit'h.-,.a pair or forked depending Tarms', incom-.the threaded members in place. -:However,l;the bination with sidewallsoffartificial material for fenders mayalso be attached to the vehiclebody "said body, whose longitudinal upper edges-"are by the same meansand-at thesame time asthe formed with a pair oi.upstandingforkedarmsotherbo'dy parts are connected with one another. connected :to-saiddepending arms to" foringbe This method ofattachmen't is, illustrated?par etw'eenythem aalongitudinally extending hollow ticularly in Figs. 2and'4,;the latter illustratin'g' itoof'rail. g I 1- a furtherconstructional'detail, showing how the A vehicle body-having ej floor ofartificial V mudguard mayv beyprovidedi with. anabutting '5'0material-having.upturnediaforked longitudinal flange 18 having-,ajprojecting, tooth 'oriteeth' 1.9 edges, "and s'ide wallsof'artificialmaterialwhose i which may extendinto a suitabiegroove in thelower longitudinal edges are-'providedwith desidewall is. By thismeans,:l'a proper relative v pendentiorked arms "cooperating with-theuppositioning of the two parts'is assured. V turneclforked edges of saidfioor to'forma hollow iThe manner of connecting the mudguardawithlongitudinallyextending body beam.

- the side wall through a1 :too'thed connection, can 4;; san articie ofininufacture, a vehicle body also bejextended .to theinterconnectidn ofother comprising mutually interlocking adherent pieces parts, -such,.forexample, as the interconnection of artificial resin'ous materialrespectivelyformbetweent-he 'transverse walll-and the side wall ,1. ingthe jside'lwallsgurooiffront and rear walls,

As shown in 1Figil2, and -'in more detail in*'l 'rig.z4,= b floor andtransverse walls :thereof, saidjfipor havin this' case the transversewall 11 is provided with ing upturned. forkedalongitudinal edges; andthe a fiangedportion 20. adapted to'.receive astooth lower.lcngitudinalfedges of j'said -side wall being i or, teeth,2lgforrned-integra1ly withtheside wall providedi witjhdependentforkedarms'cooperat- 1'. glnthis manner, proper relative alignment' of ingwith the upturned forked edges of said floor shown by Wayofexampleandany other; suitably "or otherwise formed with holes for theotherwise.

theside walls andftransversezwalls is-assuredgelt to form 'ahollowllongitu'dinallyz extending body Y vis to be pointed, out,however,;that=.the"particular qbeam. ,1, types of'gtoove's andteeth"illustratedi'areonly pawn? KlOMElfIDAI-J;

shap'edteeth and grooves may. be used.

